New Mexico State's Tyrone Watson involved in alleged assault

LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State senior forward Tyrone Watson is a suspect in an incident that occurred over the weekend according to a Las Cruces Police Department report.

As of Monday afternoon, Watson had not been arrested nor have charges been filed against him for an alleged assault Friday evening at a Las Cruces residence. The victim told police on Saturday he did not intend to press charges against his attacker.

Aggies head men's basketball coach Marvin Menzies could not be reached for comment. NMSU athletics director McKinley Boston said Watson's status with the team is unchanged.

NMSU travels to San Antonio this weekend for Western Athletic Conference games against Texas-San Antonio and Texas State.

"All we know is that there was an incident and until we have an official copy of the police report, it has no impact on his status as far as the basketball program," Boston said.

According to the report, the victim was questioned by police at Memorial Medical Center just after midnight on Saturday. Nurses alerted police there was an assault victim.

According to the report, the victim had a large laceration to the right side of his face. He told police he was at a party on the 1000 block of Maple Street in Las Cruces. He said he was dancing with a girl inside and that a male choked him from the front.

According to the report, an officer asked the victim if he had seen the male who choked him.

"He said it went dark once he started choking him," the report stated.

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